amaBhungane’s <b>Glenda Daniels</b> explains everything you need to know about the proposed media appeals tribunal, Protection of Information Bill, and government’s threat to pull media advertising. Watch the video for a neat summary of the threats to media freedom in SA at the moment.
The M&G Centre for Investigative Journalism welcomes the concessions ANC MPs made last Friday (June 24) regarding the Protection of Information Bill.
The Right2Know campaign welcomed the ANC’s concessions on the Protection of Information Bill, the rights campaign said on Saturday.
The Protection of Information Bill should be scrapped or re-worked, the Southern African Freelancers’ Association said.
The African National Congress has bowed to pressure on the Protection of Information Bill on Friday and promised major concessions.
Sanef is setting up an "eminent persons’ panel" to investigate ways to strengthen and reform the print media’s self-regulation system.
What Jimmy Manyi’s ultimate fantasy could look like
Parliament on Thursday extended the life of the ad hoc committee on the Protection of Information Bill.
The deadline for the ad hoc committee on the Protection of Information Bill to finish its work may be extended again.
A three-pronged attack by the government comes as self-scrutiny increases.
President Jacob Zuma has taken a swipe at the media coverage of his budget vote speech in Parliament.
Information is fundamental to all human rights and the ‘Secrecy Bill’ defies the constitutional right to access to information.
Constitutional law expert Pierre de Vos on Tuesday called for a complete rethink of the Protection of Information Bill.
The SABC shows classic signs of insanity in refusing to play nice with the BCCSA, writes <b>Verashni Pillay</b>.
Pick n Pay’s chairperson Gareth Ackerman on Tuesday expressed his opposition to the Protection of Information Bill.
ANC MPs have called for an extension of the deadline to complete drafting the Protection of Information Bill after Cosatu voiced strong opposition.
The ANC submission on the Information Bill appears to have been written by the adviser to the security minister.
Fedusa is deeply perturbed by the brazen nature in which the committee on the Protection of Information Bill is trying to push it through Parliament.
The rush to complete the Protection of Information Bill by the parliamentary committee is worrying and will lead to problems, Ronnie Kasrils has said.
Cosatu’s opposition to the Protection of Information Bill has been applauded by the Right2Know campaign.
Cosatu has threatened to challenge the "secrecy" Bill in court if it is passed without changes to ensure transparency and protect whistle-blowers.
The IFP has called on political parties to thwart the passage through Parliament of the controversial Protection of Information Bill by filibustering.
The controversial Protection of Information Bill will go all the way to the Constitutional Court if President Jacob Zuma does not intervene.
The decision to force through anti-democratic secrecy laws marks a striking retreat from SA’s post-1994 legislative tradition.
Acrimony erupted over the Protection of Information Bill on Tuesday as the ANC began voting on its proposals for the contentious draft law.
The ANC says it can’t allow debate on the Protection of Information Bill to continue forever and has threatened to push ahead with a vote on the Bill.
Sticking points prevent committee from pushing legislation through in its current state
Communities speak out against state secrecy about matters that directly affect their lives, writes <b>Lynley Donnelly</b>.
What do you do when you have less than three months before the next "final" deadline for the controversial Protection of Information Bill?
The Right2Know campaign is compiling a list of South Africa’s top 10 secrets.
Opposition parties say parliament has been caught napping in the processing of the controversial legislation.
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/ 16 February 2011
Parliament says will not hesitate to ensure the law takes its course should there be a repeat of Tuesday’s silent demonstration by Right2Know.